ANNOUNCEMENTS
RSU 13 Budget ELECTION
June 13, 2023
Owls Head Community Building, 224 Ash Point Dr. Abscentee Ballots are now available.
06.13.23 Absentee Ballot Request
Future Owls Head Planning Board & Airport Committee meetings are now available on YouTube. Feel free to call the office if you have any questions. (207)594-7434
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Beginning April 03, 2023, Code Enforcement Officer Matt Deane will be working on Mondays instead of Thursdays.
HOURS: Monday 9 am - 5 pm
RAPID RENEWAL
We have the capability of registering your vehicles online. Please use the link below to start the process:
http://www1.maine.gov/online/bmv/rapid-renewal/
Once you've completed it, the registration and stickers will be mailed to you from the State
THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Has a page on the Town's Website where you can learn about its mission, membership, news, and events, and an inventory of the Town's parks, public lands, and walking trails, and their features. Click on "Community" and then "Conservation Commission".
OWLS HEAD VILLAGE LIBRARY
The Library will be open on Wednesdays, from 4 pm to 7 pm, and Saturdays, from 10 am to 2 pm. Pat Stephen is the Librarian.
THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE
The Cemetery Committee is looking for new members. Please contact (207) 594-7434 at the Owls Head Town Office if you are interested.
MOORINGS
2023 Mooring Fees Renewals are due by JULY. Many mooring fees did not get paid last year. This fee helps the town maintain our harbors and also pays our Harbor/Deputy Harbor Master salaries. Please remember to pay your mooring fees.
$50.00 Year-Round Resident per year
(Year-Round Resident of Owls Head)
$100.00 Non-Resident per year
New Mooring Application
Renewal Mooring Application
Cemetery Committee
MISSION STATEMENT
The Owls Head Cemetery Committee’s mission is to conserve and protect town cemeteries for generations to come.
MEMBERS
William “Bill” Gay, Chair
Cemetery Ordinances
Michael Voncannon, Vice Chair/Treasurer (on leave)
Lea Carver, Secretary
Cemetery Records and Preservation
Walter Guptill
History and Preservation
Heather Almquist
Mapping and Preservation
MEETINGS
Meeting times and locations will be posted on our Facebook page.
CONTACT US
cemeterycommittee@owlshead.maine.gov
MEETING MINUTES
Click any date to view minutes
Cemeteries & Access
1. Ingraham Cemetery (aka Don Wiley’s Field)
Located on the north side of Freedom Drive. Access and parking are on the north side of the road.
2. Hall Cemetery (aka Ingraham Hill or Head of the Bay)
Located on the east side of Ingraham Drive (Route 73) at the junction of Dogwood Lane near Head of the Bay. Access is through Dogwood Lane. There is parking for one vehicle.
3. MacPhail Cemetery (aka Hix, New Yard)
Located on Dogwood Lane, off Route 73, behind the Hall Cemetery. There is parking for one vehicle on the property. See Hall Cemetery.
4. Goulding Cemetery
Located off Route 73, behind the Hall Cemetery and abutting the southern end of MacPhail Cemetery. Private property. No access.
5. Adas Yoshuron Cemetery
Located on the east side of Route 73, about 0.25 mile north of North Shore Drive. The cemetery abuts Hall Cemetery. Private. Maintained by the Adas Yoshuron Cemetery Association.
6. Cooper Cemetery
Located on the east side of Oak Run, off North Shore Drive. There is a right-of-way to the cemetery between houses #6 and #8, to the right of the hedge on #6’s property. There is no designated parking.
7. Merriman Cemetery (aka Lighthouse)
Located on the west side of the Owls Head Light State Park entrance road. There is no parking. Ownership is being researched (2022).
8. Evergreen Cemetery
Located at the end of Evergreen Lane (off South Shore Drive, across from the General Store). There is an access road and limited parking.
9. Holiday Beach Cemetery
Located on South Shore Drive at the corner of Hendrickson Point Road. Parking is on the side of Hendrickson Point Road.
10. Rose Hill Cemetery
Located at the end of Knoll Road, off South Shore Drive. There is an access road and limited parking.
11. Ginn Point Cemetery
Located on the west side of Ginn Point Road. There is an access road and limited parking.
12. Ash Point Cemetery
Located on the west side of Ash Point Drive, at approximately #439. There is an access road and limited parking.
13. Owls Head Cemetery (aka Airport, Town)
Located at the corner of Ash Point Road and Dublin Road. There is an access road and limited parking.
14. Philbrook Lot
Located off Route 73 down Great Marsh Lane on private property.
15. Sleeper Cemetery
Located on the east side of Birchmont Road off South Shore Drive. There is currently no access.
VETERANS GRAVES
Flag Protocol
We adhere to the U.S. Flag Code (Title 1, Chapter 4) and exceptions made by the U.S. Cemetery Association, allowing flags to be flown at night without lights during specific holiday periods, including Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Placing and removing flags for these holidays is also environmentally conscious and fiscally responsible. The flags are safely stored at the town office and kept in good condition so that they can be reused year after year. We welcome volunteers to help place and remove flags over the Memorial Day and Veterans Day holidays. Please contact us if you would like to volunteer.
The Cemetery Committee strives to acknowledge all veterans buried in Owls Head. Kindly contact us if you know of a veteran buried here without a flag or medallion.
SEARCH Veterans Graves
INTERMENTS
Please call the Owls Head Town Office at (207) 594-7434. The Owls Head (“Airport”) Cemetery is the only one available for new burials.
News, Events and Links
For news and volunteer opportunities, please follow us on Facebook.
Led by conservator Joe Ferannini of Grave Stone Matters, we are conducting a multi-year preservation project at Holiday Beach Cemetery. We began in July with two days of cleaning headstones. Over a 4-day period this fall, we worked on 32 gravestones and reset 5 foot stones, but there is still much to do and we will resume work in the spring of 2023. During our work this year, we identified over 100 unmarked graves through dowsing and marked the locations of all marked and unmarked graves using GPS. A map of the cemetery is forthcoming. Little is known about the history of Holiday Beach Cemetery. If you know of someone buried at Holiday Beach, or in any of our cemeteries in an unmarked grave, please contact us through email or on Facebook.
Cemetery Transcript Book
We are developing a spiral-bound book of all Owls Head cemetery transcriptions and genealogical notes. The volume will be fully indexed and will include lists of veterans graves and Owls Head lighthouse keepers. We expect to have the book completed in 2023. It will be available for sale on the Mussel Ridge Historical Society website.
Town Office
Physical Address:
Town of Owls Head
224 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, ME 04854
Tele: 207-594-7434
Fax: 207-594-7598
Mailing Address:
Town of Owls Head
224 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, ME 04854
Cash, Check, or Credit Card (2.5% service fee on credit cards)
Office Hours
Monday - 8am to 5pm
Tuesday - 8am to 5pm
Wednesday - 8am to 5pm
Thursday - 8am to 5pm
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - Closed
Quick Contacts
Holidays 2023
New Year’s Day
Mon January 2
Martin Luther King Day
Mon January 16
President’s Day
Mon February 20
Patriot’s Day
Mon April 17
Memorial Day
Mon May 29
Juneteenth
Mon June 19
Independence Day
Tues July 4
Labor Day
Mon September 04
Indigenous People’s Day/ Columbus Day
Mon October 9
Veterans Day
Thurs November 9
Thanksgiving
Thurs November 23
Christmas Day
Mon December 25
Contact Us
Physical Address:
Town of Owls Head
224 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, ME 04854
207-594-7434
Fax 207-594-7598
Mailing Address:
Town of Owls Head
224 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, ME 04854